Journalist and proud Gamilaroi woman Brooke Boney will be in conversation with Virginia Haussegger on her new book All of It. Notes on public life, private joy and everything in between. A collection of witty and heartfelt essays about love, loss and ambition.
Brooke Boney has been in the public eye for well over a decade, first as a recognisable voice on triple j, and then as a recognisable face on The Today Show. All of It draws us into her world, as she writes with honesty, humour and empathy about everything from the downsides of having a public profile to the joys of owning dogs, from the various forms of love that make up a life - romantic, familial, platonic - to how that love has been sustained through generations of colonisation and violence, and from the concerns that are a part of your early thirties - fertility, ageing, career progression - to discovering what's actually worth fighting for.
As a journalist, Brooke knows how to write a story, and these are her most personal stories yet.
All of It made me feel so proud to be Brooke's friend. Powerful and moving writing.' Tony Armstrong
'Open, vulnerable, insightful, funny - All of It is truly all of it - and a brilliant read.' Jennifer Robinson
6.00 pm : Meet the Author event : Brooke will be in conversation with Virginia Haussegger, speaking about her new book, All of it, Notes on public life, private joy and everything in between (essays on fame, womanhood, Indigenous identity and the intersection of all three), at Kambri Cinema.
7.00 pm : Brooke will sign copies of her book in the foyer.
7.30 pm (approximately) : once book signings are complete, Brooke has kindly agreed to meet Oxbridge members at Symposium Restaurant, Kambri, ANU (next door to Kambri Cinema). You do not need to register for this part of the event - it will be on the basis that each person buys their own drinks and food, in a similar way to the successful Oxbridge function held with Nick Bryant last year.
A podcast will be made available after the event.
